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HJ 240 Study; four-year college in Virginia Beach.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; four-year college in Virginia Beach. Establishes an 11-member joint subcommittee be established to study the need for a public four-year institution of higher education in the metropolitan Virginia Beach area. The joint subcommittee is to review the policies and procedures, if any, for the establishment of colleges in Virginia and examine (i) regional and potential student demographics; (ii) area educational levels as well as high school and college graduation rates; (iii) the status of economic development of the metropolitan Virginia Beach area; (iv) the availability of appropriate facilities, space, and grounds for the construction or location of a college, including the feasibility and appropriateness of transforming the existing higher education center operated by Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University into a separate, four-year institution; (v) the availability of qualified instructors, administrators, and staff; (vi) the study disciplines and degrees that might be offered at such an institution; (vii) the potential costs of establishing the college; (viii) community and local government support for the college; (ix) consultation with the State Council of Higher Education and other relevant entities regarding the establishment of a college; and (x) such other issues as it deems necessary. The joint subcommittee is to report to the Governor and the 2001 Session of the General Assembly.


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